During the month of October, the top StarCraft players from North America played in a 16-man, best of three tournament using a double elimination format.
The total even run time was about 8 hours, and went into the morning for some. After a tough battle, we saw Idra coming in first, Skew coming in second, Dino in third, Xiaozi in fourth, and Iefnaij taking fifth place.
Many people did not think that Idra had a chance in the finals against his former clan member, since Terran vs. Terran is his weakest match-up. Surprisingly, Idra reigned victorious, and won the finals without losing a single map.
The total prize for this event was $500 for first, $300 for second, $150 for third, and $50 for fourth, with 5th place advancing into the next round as well.
Along with the money, the top five finishers would play a seperate round against some of the members from team eSTRO, a professional multi gaming team in Korea to see if one of them could actually win a spot on the eSTRO team. Continued…
